[Bug 1689653] Re: Firefox Menu Bar missing when starting up at fvwm login

2019-12-07 Thread Gary Houston
I haven't seen this problem for quite a while. I guess it did get fixed by accident or by intention at some point. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1689653 Title: Firefox Menu Bar

[Bug 1689653] Re: Firefox Menu Bar missing when starting up at fvwm login

2018-02-02 Thread Gary Houston
Still occurring in latest Ubuntu. Using Xfce4 desktop with Xfwm4 window manager. Previous reference to fvwm may be bogus. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1689653 Title: Firefox Menu

[Bug 1689653] Re: Firefox Menu Bar missing when starting up at fvwm login

2017-07-30 Thread Gary Houston
I guess nobody else has this bug, oddly enough, and if it ever gets fixed, it will be by accident. Attached a screenshot. ** Attachment added: "Firefox at startup with a menu open."

[Bug 1630063] Re: specific USB devices disconnect and don't reconnect

2017-07-05 Thread Gary Houston
If you don't see specific messages like: HcDoneHead not written back; disabled HC died; cleaning up Then it's unlikely to be the same bug. This one has been fixed anyway. If you have a particular USB device that disconnects, it's likely to be either a hardware problem (check it on a different

[Bug 1689653] Re: Firefox Menu Bar missing when starting up at fvwm login

2017-06-23 Thread Gary Houston
It still happens occasionally. The menus are still there, but invisible. I wonder if it's a race condition involving loading of fonts. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1689653 Title:

[Bug 1689653] Re: Firefox Menu Bar missing when starting up at fvwm login

2017-05-29 Thread Gary Houston
Now the problem has gone away. Or maybe it has become intermittent. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1689653 Title: Firefox Menu Bar missing when starting up at fvwm login To manage

[Bug 1689653] Re: Firefox Menu Bar missing when starting up at fvwm login

2017-05-09 Thread Gary Houston
I tried starting it as firefox --safe-mode mode instead. The problem still exists, although it looks a little different, presumably because the Menu Bar isn't enabled. It starts up without any space between the title bar and the tabs. Right clicking above the tab gives the pop-up menu but with

[Bug 1689653] [NEW] Firefox Menu Bar missing when starting up at fvwm login

2017-05-09 Thread Gary Houston
Public bug reported: I'm using the Fvwm window manager. In the "Session and Startup" dialog, I've added Firefox as an "Application Autostart", using the simple command "firefox". This has previously worked fine, but since upgrading to Ubuntu 17.04, Firefox starts up with the Menu Bar missing

[Bug 654323] Re: [VIA VT1708S] ALSA test tone not correctly played back. Cannot unmute. Get brief burst of sound then it remutes without my taking any action

2016-11-25 Thread Gary Houston
I haven't seen this bug for several years. It should probably just be closed as stale. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/654323 Title: [VIA VT1708S] ALSA test tone not correctly played

[Bug 1635005] Re: xubuntu 16.10 freezes when trying to print

2016-11-25 Thread Gary Houston
It's probably bug #1630063. The system seems to lock up because the keyboard and/or mouse are plugged into the same USB hub as the printer. If you can plug them differently, only the printer will lock up. Running "lsusb" in a terminal will show which hub the devices are connected to. If you can

[Bug 1630063] Re: specific USB devices disconnect and don't reconnect

2016-11-25 Thread Gary Houston
I also had this problem, and found a different fix in 4.9 that fixed it (my original bug #1641052): commit a8006bd915095c40098bfcb684cc2bdfb414dc0d Merge: 965c4b7 6bad6bc Author: Linus Torvalds Date: Fri Oct 28 11:26:01 2016 -0700 Merge branch

[Bug 1602904] [NEW] Application menus go off screen the first time they are displayed

2016-07-13 Thread Gary Houston
Public bug reported: Using the bookmarks menu in Firefox, when going to a nested bookmark (3 deep) the menu always opens partly off the right edge of my screen, but only on the first time the menu is displayed. If the menu is closed and then reopened, it appears to the left of the previous menu

[Bug 1255165] Re: make it clearer that crash files may contain private data and make it easier to opt out

2013-12-30 Thread Gary Houston
Interesting quote from http://www.washingtonpost.com/business/technology /report-nsa-intercepts-computer-deliveries/2013/12/29/dc14c3da-70a2-11e3 -bc6b-712d770c3715_story.html?clsrd One of the most striking reported revelations concerned the NSA’s alleged ability to spy on Microsoft Corp.’s crash

[Bug 1255165] Re: make it clearer that crash files may contain private data and make it easier to opt out

2013-12-17 Thread Gary Houston
I think this is really a request for apport, which shows the error dialog, instead of Whoopsie, which if I understand it correctly just uploads anything dumped in /var/crash to daisy.ubuntu.com. It's quite a neat system, and I may find these crash reports in /var/crash useful now that I know how

[Bug 1255165] Re: CoreDump should never be sent

2013-12-03 Thread Gary Houston
This is a good reason to make sending corefiles a non-default feature. Is it even possible to send a crash report without an attached core dump? I only noticed the feature to disable crash reporting entirely. Another problem is that core dump files can be enormous, and perhaps a computer with a

[Bug 1066374] Re: /etc/init.d/networking restart causes unity to crash (12.10 beta)

2013-11-06 Thread Gary Houston
I suspect that restarting the networking is also resetting the loopback device and breaking the connections between X clients and the window server. Perhaps the network restart script changed at some point. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is

[Bug 1066374] Re: /etc/init.d/networking restart causes unity to crash (12.10 beta)

2013-11-05 Thread Gary Houston
I've noticed that the same thing happens when using Xubuntu (XFCE), which suggests that it's nothing to do with Unity but has something to do with the underlying layers in the window system. Since X is a networked window system, you may expect something like this to happen, but I don't remember

[Bug 1221471] Re: Updates are available but package list is empty

2013-09-05 Thread Gary Houston
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[Bug 1221471] [NEW] Updates are available but package list is empty

2013-09-05 Thread Gary Houston
Public bug reported: The Software Updater dialog says that updates are available, and 634 kB will be downloaded, but the list of packages in details of updates is completely blank. The Technical description pane is also blank. After selecting Install Now, it seems that python-something and

[Bug 1194841]

2013-07-01 Thread Gary Houston
Yeah, ssl, and my proxy was http only. Thanks. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1194841 Title: Firefox 22 uses stale manual proxy settings when configured to use system proxy

[Bug 1194841]

2013-07-01 Thread Gary Houston
This is a nasty bug, since Firefox just fails without any error message after upgrading to version 22. I was affected myself and it took a while to diagnose. One thing puzzles me: why does google.com still work when a broken manual proxy is configured? -- You received this bug notification

[Bug 1176771] [NEW] source code should be converted from noweb to C

2013-05-06 Thread Gary Houston
Public bug reported: The source code of this package has been written as a single large NoWeb file. The Makefile automatically converts it into C and documentation. However, I found this initially mystifying, as I suspect it would also be to other casual readers who would like to know better how

[Bug 1176771] Re: source code should be converted from noweb to C

2013-05-06 Thread Gary Houston
Yeah, that's true, but I thought I'd mention it here since Andrew Shadura seems to be active in Ubuntu too (and i don't have a Debian account). And since he isn't the original developer of the package, there's no reason to think he's attached to noweb. -- You received this bug notification

[Bug 964775] Re: Boot is delayed due to missing static network interface

2013-05-06 Thread Gary Houston
I think the default behaviour should be that network problems shouldn't block login. The exception may be a dedicated workstation with remotely mounted home directories, where you may want it to block forever. The current compromise of waiting 120s isn't correct for either situation. There's also

[Bug 1066374] Re: /etc/init.d/networking restart causes unity to crash (12.10 beta)

2013-05-05 Thread Gary Houston
This happens to me also. I only notice it when installing a new system, since I don't use Unity otherwise. I just saw it in 13.04: I don't use network-manager, in fact I've uninstalled it. I've configured static networks for 3 ethernet cards in /etc/network/interfaces Running sudo restart

[Bug 1094593] Re: Boot is delayed up to 120 seconds on static network configuration

2013-05-04 Thread Gary Houston
A workaround is to edit /etc/init/failsafe.conf and remove all the sleeps. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1094593 Title: Boot is delayed up to 120 seconds on static network

[Bug 1094593] Re: Boot is delayed up to 120 seconds on static network configuration

2013-05-04 Thread Gary Houston
I agree, as I wrote on this bug: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/995407. This bug report seems more relevant however. In my case, it's not even my primary internet connection that hangs, but a connection to another computer that doesn't need to be switched on. -- You

[Bug 995407] Re: Even if network is fully configured upstart waits for network configuration up to three minutes

2013-05-04 Thread Gary Houston
For my problem, https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1094593 is more relevant. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/995407 Title: Even if network is fully configured

[Bug 1094593] Re: Boot is delayed up to 120 seconds on static network configuration

2013-05-04 Thread Gary Houston
This bug is something similar: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/964775 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1094593 Title: Boot is delayed up to 120 seconds on static

[Bug 964775] Re: Boot is delayed due to missing static network interface

2013-05-04 Thread Gary Houston
This bug is something similar: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/1094593. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/964775 Title: Boot is delayed due to missing static

[Bug 964775] Re: Boot is delayed due to missing static network interface

2013-05-04 Thread Gary Houston
So is this: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/upstart/+bug/940485 -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/964775 Title: Boot is delayed due to missing static network interface To

[Bug 995407] Re: Even if network is fully configured upstart waits for network configuration up to three minutes

2012-09-16 Thread Gary Houston
I just had to edit /etc/init/failsafe.conf to remove all the sleeps. Otherwise, my system will sometimes take an extra few minutes to boot, for no good reason. My setup is a bit unusual, but not too bizarre. I have a router with a single ethernet connection which is connected to my main computer.

[Bug 287577] Re: emacs interferes with window manager when Assistive Technologies enabled

2011-01-01 Thread Gary Houston
This also happens to me when right clicking on the Emacs title bar. The work around of disabling Assistive Technologies is good. -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/287577 Title: emacs

[Bug 654323] Re: [VIA VT1708S] ALSA test tone not correctly played back. Cannot unmute. Get brief burst of sound then it remutes without my taking any action

2010-11-20 Thread Gary Houston
Got the sound working again by plugging the headphones into the rear socket instead of the front panel socket, and changing the output setting in Sound Preferences. -- [VIA VT1708S] ALSA test tone not correctly played back. Cannot unmute. Get brief burst of sound then it remutes without my

[Bug 654323] Re: [VIA VT1708S] ALSA test tone not correctly played back. Cannot unmute. Get brief burst of sound then it remutes without my taking any action

2010-11-17 Thread Gary Houston
running pulseaudio -v, it prints the following when remuting: I: module-device-restore.c: Storing volume/mute/port for device sink:alsa_output.pci-_00_14.2.analog-stereo. -- [VIA VT1708S] ALSA test tone not correctly played back. Cannot unmute. Get brief burst of sound then it remutes

[Bug 654323] Re: [VIA VT1708S] ALSA test tone not correctly played back. Cannot unmute. Get brief burst of sound then it remutes without my taking any action

2010-11-14 Thread Gary Houston
Unfortunately disabling pulseaudio makes Firefox extremely unresponsive, the next time it's restarted. Perhaps other applications would have difficulties too. -- [VIA VT1708S] ALSA test tone not correctly played back. Cannot unmute. Get brief burst of sound then it remutes without my taking any

[Bug 654323] Re: [VIA VT1708S] ALSA test tone not correctly played back. Cannot unmute. Get brief burst of sound then it remutes without my taking any action

2010-11-13 Thread Gary Houston
I also have this problem at the moment. The sound has worked fine in the past, including after I installed 10.10. But about a week ago I had this problem. I didn't investigate it and it was gone the next day. Yesterday I had it again, and it's still present today, after shutting down the computer

[Bug 654323] Re: [VIA VT1708S] ALSA test tone not correctly played back. Cannot unmute. Get brief burst of sound then it remutes without my taking any action

2010-11-13 Thread Gary Houston
The problem goes away if I disable pulseaudio, although I guess this is not the ideal solution: echo autospawn = no ~/.pulse/client.conf killall pulseaudio -- [VIA VT1708S] ALSA test tone not correctly played back. Cannot unmute. Get brief burst of sound then it remutes without my taking any

[Bug 118191] 7.04 live CD errors on IBM Thinkpad T40

2007-06-01 Thread Gary Houston
Public bug reported: I'm trying to install 7.04 on a laptop that's currently running a previous version of Ubuntu. However the installer has been crashing at different places, locking up the machine so that I can't examine the log files. During this boot from the live CD I have already had some

[Bug 118191] Re: 7.04 live CD errors on IBM Thinkpad T40

2007-06-01 Thread Gary Houston
** Attachment added: syslog http://launchpadlibrarian.net/7908771/syslog -- 7.04 live CD errors on IBM Thinkpad T40 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/118191 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing

[Bug 118191] Re: 7.04 live CD errors on IBM Thinkpad T40

2007-06-01 Thread Gary Houston
Tried a 6.10 live CD. This one also passes the self-test, but gets I/O errors during boot, and locks up before reaching a desktop. I suppose it's a hardware problem - dodgy CD drive perhaps. -- 7.04 live CD errors on IBM Thinkpad T40 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/118191 You received this bug

[Bug 118191] Re: 7.04 live CD errors on IBM Thinkpad T40

2007-06-01 Thread Gary Houston
I tried the 7.04 installer again, and this time it worked perfectly. Nice one. -- 7.04 live CD errors on IBM Thinkpad T40 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/118191 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs

[Bug 118191] Re: 7.04 live CD errors on IBM Thinkpad T40

2007-06-01 Thread Gary Houston
Yes, I think it can be closed. -- 7.04 live CD errors on IBM Thinkpad T40 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/118191 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com